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Oulipost, Day 17 – Haikuisation

I AM GETTING OULIPO!!! For whatever reason, this prompt is getting me jazzed; I am having so much fun doing these that I had to have a stern talk with myself about stopping and actually getting the post up. The Oulipost version of haiku involves reducing three sentences to a haiku-like form. I am profoundly intimidated by real haiku. There are a lot of rules to it, and I have friends who take haiku very, very seriously, so I’m afraid to try and flounder. In the Oulipo version, we are just playing, no pressure! I took a cue from Margo Roby, and limited my house rules to three lines with a vento. What a blast!

I bought a Boston Globe this morning, and then my Hometown Weekly showed up in the mailbox, so I used both. There are lots of other fun OuliHaiku today; Ouliposter Kelly Jones penned a wonderful spring triptych. Take your jeweler’s loupe and go examine other teeny-tiny Ouliposts at the Found Poetry Review.

PETS OF THE WEEK

Murphy
He is very gentle –
take the toys right out of his mouth;
definitely needs training.